Bottle.



No.'664,739. Patented Dec. 25, |900.

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(Application led Jan. 16, 1900.) (N0 ldel.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

/wgdfk/ ff a No. 664,739. Patented nec. 25, |900.

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BOTTLE.

(Application filed Jam. 16, 1900.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG FRIES, SR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTL.

srEcIrIcArIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,739, dated December 25, 190e.

Application iiled January 16, 1900. Serial No. 1,651. (No model.)

.To all whom zr'/ may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ARMSTRONG FRIES, Sr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Bottle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in bottles of the non-rellable class; and the object is to provide a bottle of this character that shall be practical and comparatively cheap to make and so constructed that the reiilling of the bottle will be effectively prevented, and,y

further,to provide a novel locking mechanism for the valve-casing.

Some of the patented devices of the abovementioned class cannot be made by the ordinary methods of blowing and molding and others can be made only with great difficulty, making the cost so great that they are not commercially practical.

I will describe a bottle embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a bottle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top view of the bottle. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a section on the same line as Fig. 4, but showing parts in a different position. Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a valve-seat employed. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a locking-key employed. Fig. 10 is a vertical section of a modified form of valve. Fig. 11 is a plan view of a modi-tied form of valvecasing top. Fig. 12 is a vertical section of a modified form of valve and locking devices. Fig. 13 is a section on the line 13 13 of Fig. 12, and Fig. 14 is a section on the line 14 14 of Fig. 12.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the neck portion of a bottle having an interior annular shoulder 2 in its lower portion and having at its upper end an annular extension, in which is formed a channel 3 for receiving a locking device, as will be hereinafter described. This upper annular extension 4 is preferably made elliptical, as shown in plan in Fig. 3; but it may be made angular, as in; dicated at 5 in Fig. 1l, in which ligure said top portion is made six-sided. The object in mak; ing this upper portion of irregular outline is to prevent the possibility of attaching a pipe or tube thereto, which might by some possible means be operated to force liquid into the bottle. The channel 3 corresponds in shape to this upper portion 4, and therefore it is provided at opposite sides with offsets 6.

Arranged in the lower portion of the neck 1 is a tube 7, having a valve-seat 8 at its upper end for receiving a ball-valve 9. Surrounding this tube 7 is a washer 10, of cork or similar yielding material, which fits snugly within the neck of the bottle and rests upon the shoulder 2, and the tube 7 is provided at its upper end with an annular dange 11, which engages upon the upper side of the Washer. Arranged in the neck portion of the bottle is a valve-casing, comprising a body portion 12, which is shown as longitudinally tapered, the smaller end being downward, thus providing an air-space 13 between it and the inner surface of the bottle neck. This will permit the liquid to more readily dow out of the bottle. On the upper end of the tube 7 are segmental lugs 14, adapted to engage in similarly-shaped recesses 15, formed at the lower end of the body portion 12 of the valvecasing. (See Fig. 7.) By this arrangement a rotary motion of the valve-casing relatively to the tube is prevented. At the upper portion of the body 12 a iange 16 is formed, which rests upon the upper end of the bottleneck and corresponds in outline to the outline of the portion 4. A packing 17, preferably of cotton wicking, is placed between the ange 16 and the upper surface of the portion 4 of the bottle-neck. This packing will effectually prevent any leakage between said parts. A mouth portion 18 extends upward from the flange 16, and thismouth portion has a dischargeopening 19. This upward extension 18 is of irregular outline, as plainly indicated in Fig. 3, and at its top it may have opposite outwardly-extended iange portions 20, between which and extended down the sides of said portion 18 are channels 21. By

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thus forming Vthe part 1S a tube cannot be readily placed 'thereon by means of which liquid might possibly be forced into the bottle. lf any liquid were forced through the pipe, it would discharge through the channels 21. The upper portion of the outlet 19 is preferably made angular, as indicated at 22, so that a small pipe or discharge-nozzle cannot be easily iitted thereon.

Arranged in the body portion 12, slightly above the valve 9, is a stop-bridge 23, which will preventthe valve from moving too farA away from its seat, and will also prevent the introduction of a Wire or similar instrumentY to dislodge or force the ball-valve out of its seat for the purpose ol" refilling Athe bottle. Opposite ports 24 are formed in the wall of the Abody portion 12, so that vliquid afterfpass'- ing through the tube 7 ivill pass outward through said vports 24, thence over the top of the bridge23, and thence through a reduced opening 25 to the lmouth or discharge-opening n19. The object in -making the opening 25 of reduced diameter or of smaller diameter than the 'ball-valve is to prevent 'the lintroduction of a tool adapted to drill a hole through the `bridge 23 sufficiently large to permit the ball to lbe removed through it and also to prevent the 'insertion of a Wire To-engage around the valve to move it. from'its seat.

Thevalve-casing or body portion 1-2 is held inplace by means of keys 26. As shown in the drawings, these keys A26 Vhave bearingpoin'ts 27, extended in' 'opposite directions from a stem section or portion 28. 'Thevalvecasing or body'portion is provided Vat a point opposite the channel 3 Vwith :recesses 29 30, in which the keys are movable. The'recess 29 has opposite divergent Walls'31 32, and the recess 30 has opposite divergent Walls 33 34.

When placing thevalve-'casing inthe neck of a bottle,-the keys Y26 must be in the'position indicated 'in Figli. Then after the said body'portion shall havebeen properly placed in the neck portion a dat piece of metal Ior similar device is to be inserted through the opening 19 and engagedwith'theends of the stein portions 28 of the'keys, so that by giving a 'rotary motion tofsaid atpiece of metal or the like the keys Will-be moved bodily ontward until the projections 27 at one side engagev inthe offset-s6 inv the channel 3, -While the other or opposite projections '27,will -engage with their flat surfaces against the Walls of the vrecesses 29 and 30, and the stem portions 28 will engage against Athe 'othervvalls of said recesses, as plainly indicated `in Fig. 4. When the keys are in this positionjit vwill not be possible Vtorelease them.

Y All of the above-described'parts excepting the Washer 10 are to be 'inade of glass, al-

. though it is obvious thatfthey may loe made of other material Without departing from the spirit of njy'invention.

Instead of the ball-valve 9 I may employ a valve such as shown in Fig. 10. This conscarse sists of a tubular valve-casing 3 5., having at its upper end an annular fiange "36 to'engage upon the cork Washer 10, and movable in this casing 35 is a valve 37, closed at its top and having an annular flange 38 to engage upon the upper end of the tube 35 when the valve 37 'is in its lowerinost "position, and when in this position ports 39 through the wall of the valve 37 Will be closed 'by said tube 35, asindicated in Fig. 10. When the bottle is inverted, the valve 37 will slide in the tube 35,

vso as-to bringthe ports 39 above the upper ends of said tube, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. When the valve isV in this position, liquid may flow ont through said ports 39 and thence around the flange 36 and outf of lthe bottle, as :before described.

lIn Figs. Y12 and 13 'il have shown lockingkeys forthe valve-'casing as consistinigofsegmentalplates 40, having fat 'the outer cdlge downwardly extended fian'ges -4-1.

and When so moved outiva'rd,asindicatedjat the left-"hand sideof iFig. 13, 'tlie'dang'epor-V tions 41 will engage 'their inner ed gesioverior againstthe sides Aof the 'valve-casing., The said iiange portions bein'g projectedinto t'hfe recesses or channels 42will prevent thevalve casingor body portiontfrom beingmdvedou't- Wardfand owing vto zthe engagement 5of thie `flange portions 41 with said ival've-casingthe keys vwill be prevented from inward move-V ment or towardthecenterfofthefcasing f'In this examplelof fury-improvement, infadditio'n lheseV keys 40 are movableoutward in irecesses 42,

to the lball-valve -Yor`wi'tl1out employing fsa'i'd I ball-valve, llimayuse 'iieXi-ble 'valves"44. AA good material for these valvesis thinfsheetsof mica. uThe upper'freee'nds Vof 'these Evalves 44 engage normally against fthe fs'id'es 'fof i'the bridge 45, which in this i'nstance 5hasits opposite `sides ina-de parallel. The valves 144 are v:held ein place Eby having =th`eir loviger'p'o'rtions engaged between the Vlin'ner :surface ofV thevalve-casing and Vlugs 46 o'n'a ftube 47, the outer surfaces of these lugs -anid ithei 'corresponding surface with which 'the oiitersides of theivalves 44 engage being made rstraiglvit or parallel, as indicated in Fig 14. With this construction Yvvhen'thebot'tle isi-tilted or in verted pressure of the liquidi-'Will 2force Tthe valves open, permitting said li'q'uid VAto'pass out. Y

In operation the bottleis' to'beiilledbfore the device is placed'in the neckithereof. VThe the cork. ByV makingthis small ou'tletifor th'e v mouth 19a small cork is vkused. Therefore the corks employed fWill-be'of Vveryfniuch less expense than large corks, such as are ordinarily employed for bottles. A label strip or the like may be cemented around the parts 4 and 16, covering the joint between the saine.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A bottle, having an interior channel at its upper portion, the said channel having offset portions, a valve-casing adapted to be seated in said upper portion, recesses formed in said casing and adapted to register with said channel, the said recesses having opposite divergent walls, and substantially T- shaped keys arranged'in said recesses and designed to be turned toproject into the oisets of the channel to lock the valve-casing in place, substantially as specified.

2. A bottle, having an interior channel at the upper portion of its neck, the said channel having opposite offsets, a valve-casing adapted to be seated in the neck and having recesses, the opposite Walls of said recesses being divergent, and locking-keys movable in said recesses and in the offsets of the channel, said locking-keys each having a shank portion and oppositely-extended projections, one projection to engage when turned in the divergent portions of the recessesand the other projection with the shank to engage with the valve-casing, substantially as specified.

3. In a bottle, a valve-casing arranged in the neck thereof, a flange on said casing for engaging upon the upper end of the bottleneck, the said fiange having an irregular outline, and a mouth portion extended from the ange, and also having an irregular outline, substantially as specified.

4. In a bottle, a valve-casing secured in the neck portion thereof, the outlet or mouth of said valve-casing being made angular in cross-section and a mouthpiece extended from the casing and having an irregular outline, substantially as specified. j

5. A bottle havinga neck portion attached to the body, an extension-neck portion of irregular outline adapted to be secured to the irst-named neck portion, a valve-casing attached to the extensionneck and extended into the bottle-neck, and a valve in said casing, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG FRIES, SR.

Witnesses:

JNO. M. RITTER, C. R. FERGUSON. 

